Decatur County General Hospital, a 40-bed hospital located in Parsons, Tennessee, has informed its patients about a security incident in which is electronic medical record (EMR) system was hacked, affecting 24,000 patients’ records.

Every NHS trust that has been tested against cyber security standards since 2017’s WannaCry attack has failed, NHS Digital has revealed, as the CQC revealed plans for surprise inspections on hospitals.

The Food and Drug Administration’s draft guidance regarding clinical decision support software is getting poor reviews from stakeholder groups that contend that the regulatory agency still has a lot of work to do, according to comments provided this week to the FDA.

B.C.’s health minister has stripped Vancouver Island’s health authority of decision-making power over a troubled electronic health records project in Nanaimo, after an external report was sharply critical of the authority’s management of the project.

The Apple Heart Study – which began enrollment at the end of November – has now begun data collection, with participants receiving prompts over the weekend to sign informed consent documents and initiate data collection.